Category: July 2020

Political Signs in SunBird?

Wendy Weber, Lifestyle Director Yes, with time and size restrictions in accordance with Arizona State Law. With primary and general elections coming up this year, this is a reminder that homeowners are allowed to display political signs or flags 71 days prior to the election and must take them down three days after the election in…

HOA Board Notes

Nancy Eckstein, HOA Board President Normally, the board of directors do not meet during June, July, and August. However, we decided to hold a business meeting on June 8 to update homeowners on what had been happening during the COVID-19 shutdown. The board had met many times with Layne since mid-March to discuss and make…

Pickleball News

Christina Riley Yay! The courts are open, and the temps are high! Hours: Look for pickleball summer hours via email and in the glass case. Please utilize Signup Genius to ensure there are enough to play. Sanitizing: Bring your own sanitizer and sanitize hands, balls, and paddles after each game; social distance when not playing,…

4th of July Flag Ceremony

Wendy Weber, Lifestyle Director Join us in celebrating our country’s Independence Day on July 4 with a short flag-raising ceremony to be held at 8 a.m. outside of the clubhouse at the main flagpole. An All-American Pancake Breakfast will be available in the Horizon Room either before or after the ceremony from 7 to 10 a.m.…

The Computer Booters … Reboot!

Helen Seaton, Publicity Director Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, everyone has to make a lot of changes in their lives. We’re staying home, missing our club meetings and friends, and needing a lot more hugs. We’ve had to learn how to breathe through a mask—something that isn’t easy, because sometimes it fogs up our glasses.…

Word of The Month: Yet and Still

David Zapatka Reader Sally Teusch wrote after reading the May column, “I enjoy your column. Thank you. ‘It’s a few more miles yet’ or ‘It’s a few more miles, still.’ Looking forward to it. Warmly, Sally Teusch.” Let’s dive into both words to see where this journey takes us. Yet – adverb ˈyet 1. in addition; besides. 2. on top…

Email News Group

Layne Varney, General Manager SunBird has an email newsletter and special-notices program to improve communications with homeowners. If you are not registered for the SunBird email list or you are not sure if you are, please go to the SunBird website at sunbirdhoa.com and click on the icon picture of the email chimp (monkey) at…

SunBird Vehicle Control Gates

Layne Varney, General Manager SunBird, as a gated community, has control gates and barrier arm devices to assist in minimizing unauthorized vehicles from entering SunBird. Authorized entry to open the vehicle control gates can be operated by remote controls for homeowners, purchased at the SunBird office, or by using a personalized four-digit code assigned to…

Line Dancing with Judee

Judee Curtis “So many dances to teach and so little time.” I’ve said this many times, but I didn’t realize how true it was until March 13. It seems like forever since I last taught dances to the loyal dancers who stay in Arizona year-round. Plus, “Goodbyes” and “See you next January!” were not said…